Program Recognition
•Bullet: The Broad Endorsement/Primary K-12 option gives future music teachers preparation across the school-music curriculum and is designed for service in broad K-12 settings.
•Bullet: WSU places teaching practice throughout the degree: music education courses include an average of three guided teaching demonstrations per semester with professor feedback, followed by a five-week practicum and a full 16-week student-teaching semester.
•Bullet: CNAfME and ACDA student organizations add lectures, clinicians, and regional and national conference opportunities.
Professional Development
•Bullet: WSU reports that graduates who seek music-education employment find positions throughout the West Coast and Northwest Region.
•Bullet: Students intending to teach in public schools can pursue the R.H. and Jane Logan Scholarship, alongside School of Music and WSU General Scholarship opportunities.
Facilities
•Bullet: Music educators train in the Kimbrough Music Building's concert halls and large-ensemble rehearsal rooms, with access to Bryan Hall's 800-seat auditorium, the Kemble Stout Music Listening Library, a professional recording studio, and an electronic music lab.
